The ending of 1899 season 1 explained

This article contains spoilers for in 1899 season 1

in 1899 is a weird, dense sci-fi series. That shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone watching darkprevious Netflix original series from in 1899 creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar. However, after stringing together mysteries in the first six episodes, in 1899The last two parts finally offer answers to many of the questions that were raised in the series premiere. in 1899 episode 7 even confirms, through a key line of dialogue from Daniel Solace (Aneurin Barnard), that the show’s steamship-centric world is indeed part of a simulation.

This confirmation is followed by the disclosure that in 1899The simulated reality was created by none other than the show’s supposed host, Maura Franklin (Emily Beecham). Following these discoveries, the world Kerberos it begins to disintegrate at an alarming rate, and its inhabitants quickly find themselves drawn into the center of a deadly maelstrom. The remaining passengers in Kerberos however, they do not die as a result of “destroying” their ship. Instead, they end up in the same alternate version of reality that Captain Eyk Larsen (Andreas Pietschmann) found himself trapped in at the end of in 1899 episode 6

A boy puts his finger to his mouth in 1899.Image used with permission of the copyright holder

These twists and turns set the stage for the ultimate fight in 1899 episode 8 between Maura and her father Henry (Anton Lesser). After the latter captures Maura and Daniel’s son, Elliot (Fflyn Edwards), and shows him a vision of his mother torturing him, it begins to look like Henry will end his season-long battle with his daughter and her husband. However, thanks to Maura’s growing awareness of her situation and some brilliant, strategic moves by Daniel, Henry’s victory is ultimately snatched from his hands at the last moment.

Knowing that Henry could probably secure Maura’s key to escaping their simulated reality, Daniel spends a lot of time in 1899The season 1 finale causes even more havoc and chaos to spread throughout Maura’s simulation. Sneaking through invisible tunnels that bridge memories of in 1899Combining the characters, Daniel manages to secretly rewrite the code of the simulation in which he is trapped. By doing so, he can turn the original simulation exit key into a useless prop and rob Henry of victory. Moments later, in his final conversation with Maura, Daniel also reveals that Henry was never truly his and Maura’s enemy.

The official poster for the Netflix movie 1899.Netflix

That title belongs to Maura’s oft-mentioned, mysteriously absent brother, Ciaran. According to Daniel, Maura’s father was always just as “trapped” in their simulation as everyone else in 1899. However, it’s Ciaran who Daniel says “took over the whole program” after Maura got involved. “You have to wake up. You have to stop him or all will be lost,” Daniel tells Maura just moments before she finally escapes in 1899central simulation.

In the scene that follows, a short-haired Maura wakes up in a chamber that also contains almost everything in 1899main characters, all of whom are tied to the same alternate reality device that Maura disconnects from. As she looks at all the other faces in the chamber, Maura also realizes that the room itself is nothing more than a section of a technologically advanced ship aptly named Prometheuswho happens to be floating in space when Maura wakes up.

1899 | Official trailer | Netflix

Thanks to a helpful computer status update, we quickly learn that Maura and her companions are all members of a “survival mission” known as “Project Prometheus.” Maura also realizes, much to her confusion and horror, that the current year is not actually 1899, but 2099. As she tries to process it all, Maura is shocked to see that her ship is receiving a message from none other than her brother, Ciaran, who reads: “Hello sister. Welcome to reality.” At that ominous moment, in 1899The first season fades to black for the last time.

Whether or not reversals are included remains to be seen in 1899Viewers will find the finale of the series’ first season satisfying or unsatisfactory. In any case, it cannot be denied in 1899 episode 8 completely redefines the show’s story and setting in several unexpected ways. In case that wasn’t enough, the final moments also set the stage for a showdown between Maura and Ciaran that could prove to be even more compelling and exciting than fans think. That’s assuming, of course, that in 1899 is being renewed for a second season.

Emily Beecham standing in front of a mirror in 1899.Netflix

As the finale of all seasons should be, the last installment in 1899Season 1 also avoids fully resolving some of the show’s deeper mysteries, including whether or not Maura really took drugs and cheated on Elliot the way Henry leads his grandson to believe. Unfortunately, in 1899 fans will likely have to wait for more episodes of the show to be released before learning anything new about Elliot and Maura’s pre-sim life together.

1899 season 1 currently streaming on Netflix.

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